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by XJ Junkie » Wed May 09, 2018 12:30 pm
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by XJ Junkie » Wed May 09, 2018 12:32 pm
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by Mike Nel » Wed May 09, 2018 12:54 pm
350Km range isn't bad, but they will have to up that to around 500km's
Would a Solar panel on the roof be feasible to try and get whatever little power back into the batteries whilst driving in the sun?
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by XJ Junkie » Wed May 09, 2018 1:46 pm
Well it’s got regenerative braking but I don’t know if that’s been factored into the 350km range or not. It would be interesting to learn what it’s offroad range would be.
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by Mad Manny » Wed May 09, 2018 6:54 pm
I wonder how they got round the 'Bump' issue.
E-Vehicles don't like bumps.
They must have rubberised & suspended the battery box, or something...
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by grips » Thu May 10, 2018 5:59 am
Derick , Quack here on the forum have on numerous occasions spelt out his concerns about battery powered cars safety features. With him involved in motor sport he is up to date with even F1 battery power. I have to agree with him that you sit on a bomb.
During a serious crash you can have a few thousand ampere melting away stuff in seconds. Seems that the second Tesla went up in flames after a crash killing its occupants.
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by ThysleRoux » Thu May 10, 2018 10:34 am
Electric vehicles sound like SHIT !!!!! That wheezing, whining noise will spoil the beauty of the outdoors for anybody. Just listen to this unholy noise ..................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdb_-cjZbyo
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by Rabbiddog RIP 7/6/21 » Thu May 10, 2018 6:29 pm
That is not something I would take on a river trip.
My fuel rage was reduced from 530 km to 80 km in 60 km
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by XJ Junkie » Thu May 10, 2018 7:14 pm
Rabbiddog wrote: That is not something I would take on a river trip.
My fuel rage was reduced from 530 km to 80 km in 60 km
It doesn’t use fuel. It’s electric
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by OwenD » Sat May 19, 2018 8:00 pm
I would love one really
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by XJ Junkie » Sat May 19, 2018 9:51 pm
OwenD wrote: I would love one really
Agreed Owen. It’d be pretty cool to test one out
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